Elon Musk claims of 'pork' in bill not even possible, Budget chair says
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House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington explained why "pork barreling" traditionally does not happen in the reconciliation process after Elon Musk unleashed against the bill.
Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
Chairman Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, told Fox News Digital in early June that it was not possible for "pork barrel spending" to be included in the legislation, called a budget reconciliation bill, because the reconciliation process was simply not the mechanism for such federal funds. Follow on Twitter at @liz_elkind and send tips to elizabeth.elkind@fox.com
"Reconciliation does not have anything to do with discretionary spending — earmarks, and all of that," Arrington said. "And quite frankly, the [Department of Government Efficiency] findings were, I think, almost entirely an issue for... annual appropriations."
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